4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles Jamaica

The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies has confirmed that an earthquake was felt in sections of Jamaica this morning. 

The unit said that it occurred at 7:28 a.m and had a focal depth of 24 kilometres.

The quake measured 4.8 and was located at approximately eight kilometres east of Mile Gully, Manchester.

Earlier, the US Geological Survey reported that the tremor had a magnitude of 4.5 and hit around five kilometres south-south east of Alexandria, St Ann, with a depth of 10 kilometres.

That unit reported that the earthquake was felt in Kingston and St Andrew.

Social media users told The STAR that it was also felt in St Ann, St Catherine, Manchester, Hanover, St Elizabeth Clarendon, St James, and Trelawny.

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